Powerful DVSA-approved CPC courses

Drivetech provides a powerful range of online, on-road and workshop-based driver CPC courses and other training products to help your drivers make better decisions behind the wheel. We’re proud that all of the courses offered meet the FORS Standard, ensuring excellent delivery and course content.

Drivetech offer 13 of our own 3.5 hr CPC courses and five 7hr courses, delivered remotely or face-to-face in a virtual workshop format. These courses focus on behavioural change to instigate better driving decisions. All of our CPC courses are DVSA-approved and are available online or in a classroom. The courses are either 3.5 or 7 hours in length and can be mixed and matched to contribute towards your drivers’ 35 hours of periodic training. We recommend choosing courses that provide the most value to your drivers, and your business operation. All of these courses, whilst usually taken up by Lorry/HGV fleets and drivers, can be adapted for and delivered to PCV drivers (bus/coach).

All courses are offered at a discount price between 5-15% for FORS members, depending on the course. Please contact us to get in touch and find out what discount we can offer you. We recommended getting in touch with us to find out more or to book your course. 

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Daily Vehicle Checks

A CPC course intended to give professional drivers a deeper understanding of why vehicle checks are needed and the importance of doing them correctly on a daily basis. Suitable for HGV.

3.5 hrs.

Driver Compliance Workshop

CPC course designed to give a better understanding of the potential legal consequences that a driver faces in their working day. The legislation around operating vehicles in this sector is complex and both company and driver should be aware of the consequences and their associated responsibilities. Suitable for HGV.

3.5 hrs.

Professional Driver & the Highway Code Workshop

CPC Course designed to provide a deeper understanding of the history of the Highway Code and relevant legislation. Legislation and advice is changing all the time and it is important that professional drivers update themselves on specific points that will affect them in their working day. Suitable for HGV.

3.5 hrs.

Reversing and Manoeuvring

Drivers of all types of vehicle have most collisions at slow speed whilst manoeuvring, so this CPC course gives drivers an insight into what to look for when reversing and how to manage the risk effectively. The course includes a practical element, so drivers can put into practice their new-found skills. Suitable for HGV.

3.5 Hours

Tachograph and Drivers Hours

CPC course designed to give professional drivers a greater understanding of the different types of tachograph they may come across in their duties and how to use them correctly. The Working Time Directive legislation is also included and how it relates to drivers’ hours legislation. Suitable for HGV.

3.5 hours.

 

Driving Today Workshop

A CPC workshop designed for professional drivers and employees who drive on a regular basis. Increases awareness of the dangers on the road and how strategies can be implemented to reduce risk.. Suitable for HGV.

7 hrs.

Managing Your Speed Workshop

A CPC course designed for all professional drivers, regardless of experience, to understand the impact of speeding, including the risk of collision, conviction and potential disqualification from driving. It provokes discussion, reflection and ultimately, a positive learning experience about speed use and keeping to the speed limit. Suitable for HGV.

7 hrs.

Real World In-Vehicle

A driver awareness CPC course which can be delivered whilst the driver is working. It is designed to influence a driver’s attitude and behaviour, and improve competence. It will increase a driver’s safety margins, provide awareness of speed limits and compliance, encourage a more proactive approach behind the wheel and provide a practical update on the Highway Code. Suitable for LGV / HGV & PCV.

7 hrs

Sharing The Road Workshop

This workshop is designed for all professional drivers who wish to increase their awareness of vulnerable road users. The roads are becoming more congested and the ability to share the road with other road users is becoming an important and life-saving skill. Suitable for LGV / HGV & PCV.

7 hrs.

Stress and Addiction Workshop

This CPC course is designed for professional drivers and employees, regardless of their experience, who wish to gain a better understanding of the ways stress and various types of addiction affect drivers and their performance. Suitable for HGV.

3.5 hours.

EV Familiarisation | On-Road Course

Introductory training session, designed for drivers who are new to, or are thinking of driving an Electric Vehicle (EV). The session is a blend of vehicle familiarisation, safe vehicle operation and efficiency.

Fitness & Wellbeing Workshop

CPC course intended to give professional drivers an understanding of the potential dangers to health and wellbeing associated with driving for a living, including the effect on driving style and ability, and what to do in the event of an accident. Suitable for HGV.

3.5 hrs.

Tachograph Workshop

By the end of this course delegates will be able to identify and explain the laws and regulations that a commercial driver has to abide by and to analyse the importance of tachograph law. Suitable for HGV.

3.5 hrs.

Alternatively Fuelled Vehicles (AFV)

Reducing emissions from vans is key to combatting climate change and improving urban air quality. Drivers who wish to take advantage of the new legislation must carry out a minimum of 5 hours of training on driving alternatively fuelled vehicles. Suitable for HGV.

5 hrs.

Safe Driving (FORS)

This highly-engaging course examines the impact of a driver’s emotions on driving behaviour. Participants are encouraged to consider how their thoughts and feelings impact on their driving style, and implement strategies that will minimise frustrations and anxieties that often lead to poor decisions and increased risk. Includes coaching and advice for fuel-efficient driving. Suitable for HGV.

7 hrs.

Winter Driving Workshop

Professional drivers are expected to be able to drive in all conditions. The risk of incident increases during the winter. This CPC course is designed to give the skills and awareness to reduce this risk during these more dangerous months. Suitable for HGV.

3.5 hrs.

Bent Metal

This CPC workshop looks at how to mitigate risks, examining strategies and practices that your lorry drivers can adopt to enhance safety on the roads. Suitable for HGV.

3.5 hrs.

Avoiding Infringements

This CPC workshop explores various strategies that your professional lorry drivers can employ to avoid infringements and maintain a high level of compliance. Suitable for HGV.

3.5 hrs.

The Road Is Your Workplace

CPC course helping commercial lorry drivers to possess a comprehensive working knowledge of the rules and regulations governing their occupation.

3.5 hrs.

Your Health Your Safety

Maintaining physical health is paramount for your lorry drivers due to the sedentary nature of their work. This CPC course will help your drivers maintain adequate physical fitness, reducing the risk of musculoskeletal issues, and supporting your drivers’ overall well-being.

3.5 hrs.

Your Job To Know

Commercial lorry drivers operate within a complex legal framework that regulates various aspects of their profession. This includes licensing requirements, hours-of-service regulations, and weight restrictions. This CPC course will help your drivers to properly understand appreciate regulations and laws.

3.5 hrs.

LoCity Driving Course (FORS)

LoCITY Driving is a classroom-based course that focuses on minimising the environmental impact of buses, coaches, vans and HGVs by reducing emissions through the use of pre-journey planning and vehicle checks, fuel-efficient driving and alternative fuels.

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